Page 59 of The Hookup
It was odd, how the same evening that Xavier and Izzy had been at The Oasis, Savannah had gone to see Kay. “Xavier and Izzy were over earlier,” he said, relieved to find something neutral to talk about.
“And that’s why you wanted to see me?”
“What?”
“Because you’re still hung up on me and Xavier?”
It wasn’t such a neutral topic after all. “I’m not hung up on you and him. You said nothing happened.”
“It didn’t.”
Silence rolled across the airwaves.
“I fucking miss you, okay?” he said, hating that what should have been a normal phone conversation had turned to this. Fuck. Why was it that he could experience a multitude of emotions just trying to call her to meet up? He wasn’t falling for her. He wasn’t. Not like that. Not like it meant anything, not like he needed to make her happy, or not make her mad. It wasn’tthatkind of happy. He was just mad at her because the sound of her voice made him want to see her. That was all.
“You do miss me,” she replied, whispered almost, as if she were in shock. “I’m free tomorrow, if you really,desperatelyneed to see me.”
“Do I sound desperate?” Slinky minx. That voice, that tone. She was teasing him.
“It’s why you called, isn’t it?” she replied, and he imagined her grinning.
“Is Savannah there?” he asked, wondering if she was eavesdropping on the conversation.
“She’s gone to see the concierge.”
“Arnold?”
“She has a soft spot for him.”
“Will he let me in if I come tomorrow?” he asked.
“I can ask him to be extra gentle with you.”
“Any requests for tomorrow?” he asked, “I think I delivered last time.”
She giggled. “You did, yes.”
“No complaints?”
“Absolutely none. Oh, wait, maybe you could—”
What did she want now, he wondered, a delicious stirring started in his groin. “I could what?”
“Nothing.”
“I could what?”
“I don’t want to break one of your rules.”
“Tomorrow then,” he said, not probing further. He wanted to possess her. Take her to bed and fuck the living daylights out of her. The thought of her luscious body aroused him faster than any woman had before.
This was new.
He didn't usually think about someone like that. Obsession over sex was a waste of time. He had better things to tend to.
Chapter 20
They’d been at it non-stop. He’d arrived a few hours earlier, and she had been ready and waiting, as eager to see him as he obviously was to see her.
